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Issue Brief | March 31, 2026

Building AI Readiness in the U.S. Government

For years, the U.S. government has been dangerously behind on AI. Many trends shaping AI today, such as exponentially rising energy demand, were foreseeable years in advance. A small team of informed analysts could have predicted them. But the federal government lacked the staff, mandate, and technical capacity to see them coming and to prepare appropriate responses.
Expert Insights | March 30, 2026

Real Food, Real Recovery: Putting America’s Patients First
Fact Sheet | March 30, 2026

Education Freedom Tax Credit:  What States Lose by Opting Out

The education freedom tax credit (EFTC) allows taxpayers to claim up to $1,700 in dollar-for-dollar federal tax credits for contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs). These SGOs can then fund scholarships to students, which can be used for a range of K-12 educational expenses, including private school tuition and homeschooling. However, SGOs can only provide scholarships to students in states that opt in. Declining to opt in means that donations will flow to students in other participating states. As of this writing, 22 states and the District of Columbia have not opted in, shown in red below.
Statement | March 27, 2026

Put the American People First - Fund the Entire Department of Homeland Security

Thank you, Speaker Johnson, for putting the interests of the American people first while the open borders caucus of Congress continue jeopardizing innocent people and using our national security as a political pawn.
Statement | March 27, 2026

Olympic-Sized Win for Women, But the Fight’s Not Over

The Athletes for America Coalition at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) celebrates the decision by the International Olympic Committee to no longer allow biological men to compete in women’s sporting events. This decision was made in order to comply with an executive order signed by President Trump in February of 2025 ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games, which will be hosted in Los Angeles.

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